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This bill, the "More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021," aims to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a new five-year oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The key provisions include requiring the Secretary to allow governors of coastal states to nominate areas for leasing and include those nominated areas in the draft leasing program. The bill also mandates the Secretary to hold at least two region-wide lease sales annually in the Gulf of Mexico, including areas in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Areas. Additionally, the bill sets deadlines for the Secretary to complete environmental reviews for these lease sales, ranging from 180 to 365 calendar days. Finally, the bill requires the Secretary to review and grant or deny applications for permits or other approvals for offshore oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production activities within 75 calendar days or any other applicable deadline.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1325/all-info